March 2010
5 posts
Lago Atitlan, Antigua, Semuc Champey, and Lanquin
An action packed couple of weeks have occured since my last post. We last spoke when I was hanging out in Antigua before heading off to Lake Atitlan again to meet a group of friends. Covered in bug bites and happy to get back on the road I left the comforts of Antigua. Lake Atitlan was even more beautiful than I had remembered from my first trip there and I was excited to have the opportunity to...
“Every morning I awaken torn between the desire to save the world, and the...”
Monterrico, Guatemala
On the Pacific Coast of Guatemala, close to El Salvador border lies a fishing village by the name of Monterrico. Here you can soak up the sun aside turtle hatcheries and sip tropical beverages and watch the sun go down after a long day of frolicking in the ocean.
Well that’s what the guide book said. Yes its on the Pacific Coast and yes its close to the border. A fishing village would...
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I did not bring a brush to Guatemala and have only been able to run the teeth of a comb through these dirty locks on 4 occasions
I would send a picture of this but I also didnt bring my camera cord. Large facebook upload to happen upon my return.
My return: I have a flight departing Guatemala City on Tuesday March 9th. I will not be on that plane. Instead I will spend another month here in...
MAN OH MAN! Where to begin. Since departing from Xela I have been having a love/hate relationship with Guatemala.
First stop: Santa Anita, a small coffee cooperative (not so cooperative since they all more or less hate each other) in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. There I participated in the daily routine of:
7 AM: Breakfast of boiled bananas which if you havent had the chance to enjoy I...